Dementia & Pain – Assessing Pain in Dementia Patients with Comorbid Delirium and/or Depression

Assessing Pain in Dementia Patients with Comorbid Delirium and or Depression, Pain Management Nursing, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2008, Pages 48-54
Abstract:
Pain in older adults with severe limitations in ability to communicate is often assessed with observational methods. However, many of the behaviors that are used to assess pain often overlap with behavioral manifestations [...]

Person Centred Care & Elderly, find out first what it is like to be old – Experiences of the oldest old

Doing everyday life—experiences of the oldest old , Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Early View, September 2008
Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to explore how a group of elderly people, living and managing on their own, describe and experience their everyday doings. Interviews and observations were conducted with 18 community-living people aged 85 and above. [...]

OT Development – Occupational therapy, professional development, and ethics

Occupational therapy, professional development, and ethics , Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Early View article, September 2008
Abstract:
The aim of this article is to reflect on and contribute to developing occupational therapy as a profession. The author proposes an ethical interpretation of health and helping professions in general and occupational therapy in particular. According to this [...]